apneia

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See also: apnéia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

apnéia (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /apˈnɛj.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /apˈnɛj.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpnɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpnej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpnej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpne.ɐ/

Hyphenation: ap‧nei‧a

Noun

apneia f (plural apneias)

(pathology) apnea (cessation of breathing)
(sports) freediving / free-diving / free diving

References

^ “apneia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Further reading

“apneia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
“apneia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
“apneia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
“apneia”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024

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